Edo Election: I stand with Edo people – Oba of Benin declares

As Edo people plan to elect a new governor, Oba of Benin, the Ewuare N’Ogidgan II, has stated that his Palace does not meddle into partisan politics and that he has no special candidate when it comes to who will become governor of Edo state.
He disclosed this at the weekend when he received the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the forthcoming election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
“I want to stress that no matter what anybody might think, we will remain non-partisan because we are expected as we are perceived by our people, because of the expectations of our people, and because of the laid down rules and guidelines of our ancestors, we must be a father to everybody,” he said.
The monarch said the palace sees all candidates as children. “We are not expected to lean either way to this or to that, to anybody, because we see every candidate as our child, so we pray for everybody.
We can’t lean towards a particular candidate, however, only God and our ancestors, know the mind of man,” Oba Ewuare stated.